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“My students have to understand, tutoring is only my second job!”
I was rather surprised to read this in an email from one of our tutors yesterday, as I’m sure you can imagine. Don’t get me wrong, we are well aware that tutoring is often a way to earn some spare cash in spare time rather than a career choice. However, we do expect that tutors treat our clients and the students to the kind of service which means that they won’t feel as though they are not your main priority.
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Teaching the Parents
Given these hard economic times when parents are continually weighing up the benefits versus costs of hiring a tutor, we could offer tuition to parents who would be willing to support their own child in early stage Mathematics. In this way tutors would gain another few hours work and the parents would gain the knowledge to be able to support their children through KS1 and KS2 Maths.
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100 Seconds
The frighteningly real situation in our schools - posted on Saturday 19th May 2012 in The Guardian Education supplement.
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“Brilliant No Doubt but Can’t Teach”
At Blue Tutors we are always chasing our clients for feedback. Most of it is excellent, recent examples include such praise as ‘we want to carry on even though the exam is over as she is so brilliant with our son and really inspires him to work hard’ and ‘a fantastic tutor who I have already recommended enthusiastically to many friends’.
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Prince Edward Refuses Royal Pardon for Homework
Reported this week (15th May 2012) across the media was Prince Edward’s refusal to sign a royal pardon on behalf of a student. The royal pardon would have released the student from all homework until the end of the academic year. However, although the Prince was amused, he was still fearful of upsetting the head teacher himself.
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How Do I Deal with Rude Students or Parents?
This week I have been speaking to one of our tutors who has been having problems with one of her students and her mother.
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What should I teach at the Assessment
I receive a surprising number of queries regarding the above. Those who are about to undergo their assessment are often very worried about what subject is appropriate or whether it has to be related to their own subjects.
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You can only do so much!
What do you do when a student just seems to lack commitment? When you have tried everything and, after a brief response, seems not to care about their results quite as much as you do.
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If A levels are failing our university new starters, can tuition bridge the gap?
After writing several articles reporting on studies which recognise a decline in standards in A level examinations and a corresponding lack of educational provision at A level for the further study of certain subjects at University level, I have to ask myself whether this is a gap that can be bridged by tutors.
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